Liberated from Gravity

Starlings bound together in mid-flight,
liberated from gravity with no time
to stop and wonder.


Starlings bound together in mid-flight

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Starling | Sturnus vulgaris

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23 Comments

  1. Phyllis on 500px October 8, 2012 at 4:56 pm #

    Wonderful, like a still from “crouching tiger, hidden dragon! 🙂

  2. Phyllis on 500px October 8, 2012 at 4:58 pm #

    I love your work, you have such a great sense of colors, compositions and special situations. The minor complaint I have here is the cut off Antenna ;), but everything else in this shot so makes up for it! 🙂

  3. Walter on G+ October 8, 2012 at 5:03 pm #

    Great action shot.

  4. Ben on 500px October 8, 2012 at 6:42 pm #

    Great shot!

  5. Novais on 500px October 8, 2012 at 6:43 pm #

    Muito bom, Rick. parabéns, sua galeria tem fotos excelentes. V+F

  6. Jorge on 500px October 8, 2012 at 6:44 pm #

    Great catch. Congratulations.

  7. Ferdy on JungleDragon October 8, 2012 at 6:46 pm #

    They’re so beautiful up close. Fantastic timing as always Rick!

  8. Magnus on 500px October 8, 2012 at 8:32 pm #

    Excellent.

  9. HomeShield Pest Guy October 8, 2012 at 9:42 pm #

    Wow this shot is also amazing. What shutter speed are you using on these?

    • Rick October 8, 2012 at 10:20 pm #

      As fast as I can manage, 1/1600 and faster usually.

  10. Jeff on G+ October 8, 2012 at 10:37 pm #

    Absolutely brilliant shot! Love the detail.

  11. Diane October 9, 2012 at 2:19 am #

    Anger, amazement, such ferocious passion. Fight or flight. These starlings are true “stars”, perfection in the moment!. Dark delight R.L.

    • Rick October 9, 2012 at 3:35 pm #

      Thanks Diane. Starlings are definitely passionate.

  12. Keith on G+ October 9, 2012 at 3:36 pm #

    Magnificent.

  13. Polina on G+ October 13, 2012 at 3:12 pm #

    Wonderful!

  14. Dieter on 500px November 1, 2012 at 5:31 pm #

    Bravo Rick!

  15. Alex on Jungle Dragon November 8, 2012 at 11:31 pm #

    Excellent shot!

  16. Ágúst on 500px December 2, 2012 at 11:05 pm #

    Great capture!

  17. Jo Marshall August 15, 2013 at 10:59 pm #

    We raised a starling chick for a year before she flew off when her prince arrived at our window. I had no idea they were so personable and their feathers so brilliant and colorful. It’s easy to imagine how in their intensity these starlings are liberated from gravity! Thanks for capturing this moment.

    • Rick August 17, 2013 at 2:44 am #

      Thanks Jo. Always fun trying to capture their noisy bickering.

  18. Matt of Green Bones September 11, 2013 at 2:16 am #

    That looks like it would make an awesome c.d. cover. For some reason I am reminded of Led Zepplin when I see that.

    Green Bones

  19. Joel December 8, 2018 at 8:23 pm #

    I can only imagine how hard it is to capture a great photo like this. Good Job.

    • wild February 18, 2019 at 9:22 pm #

      Thanks Joel!

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